More stuff that pisses me off... (From CNN... Long)

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The Communist News Network succeeds in reporting yet another thing that drives me crazy....

http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/17/sla....ap/index.html

Yes, its those CRAZY slave reparations folks again.....

Not only do they want money now, but MILLIONS of acres of land...
This is yet another example of Americans wanting things HANDED to them.

Why work, you can get more in unemployment!
I couldn't possibly have any responsibility or blame for the bad things that have happened in my life.
It's always someone ELSE'S fault, never our own.

I am in no way, shape, or form a bigot... One of my best friends is black and have many friends who are also black, asian, or latino.
I judge people by their words, actions, and intent. Not their color, religion, or sex.
But for some reason since I am an American White Male, I am the root of everything that is wrong with the world. I am living on the backs of the unfortunate.... the backs of minorities, women, and children. Because of me some have to work dead-end jobs at Wendy's instead of making millions in their own company. It really had nothing to do with some not graduating high school because they had too much fun partying....

Back to this reparations thing....
OK, they want money and millions of acres because their forefathers were slaves. Well, just how far do they want to go with this?
I have some Cherokee in me.... the American Indians got equally hosed by the government. Put that side of my family in the middle of nowhere after they promised good land and cash.
Where's my cut of the action?

I've got some Jew in me, maybe I should sue the German government, I'm sure they knocked off a few people somewhere in my family tree. Even better, maybe I should sue Egypt, they enslaved Jews for hundreds of years.... Where's my take in that booming Egypt tourism industry? I want my check!

Oops, forgot the French in me... hehe... double whammy for the Germans...

Let's not forget about some of my English roots... Between several major wars between the English and the French, I should be able to clean up!

Should I sue the NAACP because I lost family in both sides of the Civil war? It was fought partly because of slavery and human rights.... Where's my check for great uncle Jimmy and Jed?

People have to wise up and realize that no matter how bad you have it here in the US, its A LOT worse in most other parts of the world. Some poor folks in this country have more than middle class folks do in Central and South America, Africa, parts of Europe....

I'm so tired of the "I'm owed" and "Gimme" mentality that has become pervasive in our society. Work, better yourself, set goals... that is how America became as strong as it is now.

I understand that there is racism, bigitry, and hate. And that is certainly wrong. But in the large scheme of things no ONE race or religion has had it worse than anyone else.

If anyone deserved reparations, it were the people who were actually slaves. Can I sue the steel company because Great Grandpa Tim had to work 18 hours a day, 6 days a week during the beginning of the industrial age? It sure as hell was unfair and inhumane by today's standards....

Americans had better start seeing beyond what is "owed" to them and focusing on how to better our country, or we will ALL suffer.
We are not Africans, we're not Mexicans, we're not Indians, we're not Germans, we're not English... We better start looking at each other the way the rest of the world sees us.... as Americans.

Just my opinion...